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Subject: [Leica] R3 Rail Gang part 1
From: cartersxrd at gmail.com (CartersXRd)
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 09:46:39 -0500
References: <BD99F478-DB95-4D7A-B1D5-B61FA6414FDE@gmail.com> <CA+3n+_n7cjs-itY0cnbGvROOngLJ3dpwf=Sza2Z5aHhY0iLkhA@mail.gmail.com> <CAFfkXxuKKrEeObOnaeVeig1=c6qQ8umh4ZG6Ydasgzt-ixGxOQ@mail.gmail.com>
I think they use thermite at the shop for the quarter-mile lengths they take
to the site. They use a arc (?) welder on a special truck (frame #9 and more
later) when they connect the longer sections
ric
> On Jan 2, 2020, at 7:57 AM, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>
> I think they are thermite welding the joints
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